Remote Teaching Tools
Use this guide to keep on teaching using remote or virtual tools available to all Cal State LA faculty. Remote teaching can be considered a transformation of class-time and class-routines, using technology. For a quick analogy, consider your routines and activities as new structures that need to be replicated for remote/distance instruction. Explore our Remote Teaching Quick Start Guide for more.
For more ideas on the "Try" techniques of our Remote Teaching Matrix and Quick Start Guide, check out the CETL Online Activities Repository.
Keep Teaching Plan Templates
Remote Teaching Equivalency Table
Please follow the hyperlinked text in the "Options Using Cal State LA Tools" column for how-to guides and explanations of the tools.
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Course Component |
Options Using Cal State LA Tools |
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Announcements and Updates |
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Share Course Syllabus |
Send the syllabus to students via email | Upload the syllabus to Canvas | Share your syllabus on OneDrive |
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Share Student Grades |
Utilize Canvas Gradebook (& Assignments) to share grades confidentially - please note email does note meet FERPA compliance for confidentiality |
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Lecture |
Send lecture notes via email | Upload slides/lecture notes to Canvas | Embed videos on a Canvas page | Use Camtasia for Screen Recordings | Record and share lectures via Zoom |
| Attendance | Use Canvas Attendance or switch to Participation through low-stakes surveys (which can be synchronous or asynchronous) |
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Discussions |
Use Canvas Discussion | Hold Class Discussions via Zoom | Consider some alternative Online Discussion Prompts |
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Collect Assignments |
Collect Assignments via email | Use Canvas Assignments | Collect Turnitin Assignments in Canvas |
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Guest speakers |
Host a Remote Speaker via Zoom |
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Presentations (group or individual) |
Have students send their presentations via email | Collect Presentations (Assignments) on Canvas | Have students present via Zoom |
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Office hours |
Use Zoom for remote office hours |
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Quizzes and Exams
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Other Quick Resources
- Access to Library Online Resources
- Getting Started with Zoom webinar (53:16 min)
- Introduction to Canvas, Self-Paced Course (not for certificates)
- Rethinking Cheating PDF Handout
- Teaching Remotely - Quick Reference PDF
- Comprehensive Guide to Educating through Zoom (Zoom produced document)
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CETL’s Remote Instruction Checklist